chop up

phrasal verb

chopped up; chopping up; chops up
: to cut (something) into small pieces
She chopped up the nuts and added them to the cookie dough.
He chopped the onion up for the stew.

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“Chop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20up. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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